Id Kah Mosque is on the west side of Id Kah Square which is in the center of Kashgar City. It is a typical Islamic mosque building in Kashgar and is also the largest mosque in Xinjiang, or even in China. It can easily hold 6,000 worshipers. Id Kah Mosque is renowned for its long and glorious history, mighty vigor and distinctive ethical flavor.

It is said that this place was once a cemetery. The present Id Kah Mosque was built in 1442 as a very small structure. Several renovations and enlargements have created it with todays scale and style.

Generally speaking Id Kah Mosque comprises a gate tower, the Hall of Prayer, the Hall of Scripture, a courtyard and other attached structures. At the entrance to the mosque, the gate tower is built from yellow bricks that make the whole tower splendid, solemn and lofty. This tower can be considered the best amongst the whole group of buildings in terms of its exquisite design. As you pass through it you will see a large courtyard in front of you with tall trees, beautiful flowers and a clean pond. The whole scene is delightful. Altogether there are 36 Halls of Scripture on both the south and north sides of Id Kah Mosque. The Hall of Prayer is on the east side of the mosque and includes Formal Halls and Attached Halls. Blankets or reed mats are laid on the ground for Moslems who are at prayer there.

Every day thousands of worshippers come here to pray. Every Friday afternoon, Muslims living far and near gather here for worship. During religious festivals all the Muslims in Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region come to this sacred place to celebrate. At prayer time, the mosque, the square, the streets and the roads all around are full of piously kneeling Muslims. Afterwards, all the people get together on the square in front of the Id Kah Mosque and dance to show their happiness, with no sign of exhaustion.